Selected Events in 2005
Ambassador Timken launches AGS Alumni Community Website in Berlin
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Ambassador William R. Timken, Jr. - together with the head of Public Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Vienna William Wanlund, the head of Public Affairs in the U.S. Embassy in Bern Daniel Wendell, and the State Department's Director of Alumni Affairs Merrie Blocker, all participating live via digital video conference - launched the AGS community website. Tailored to the special needs of German-speaking alumni from Austria, Germany, and Switzerland (AGS) the website is part of the State Department's alumni.state.gov website, a tool designed to create a virtual international alumni community. More than 50 alumni attended the launch, which was followed by a reception where alumni could register and surf the site at our "internet café." In addition, the first in a series of small grant competitions (EUR 2,500 each) was announced for the Berlin/Brandenburg region, aimed to support alumni projects.
